[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
  S. 72. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native 
Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise to introduce a bill to reauthorize 
Title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act. Senator Akaka joins me in sponsoring this measure. 
Title VIII provides authority for the appropriation of funds for the 
construction of low-income housing for native Hawaiians and further 
provides authority for access to loan guarantees associated with the 
construction of housing to serve native Hawaiians.
  Three studies have documented the acute housing needs of native 
Hawaiians--which include the highest rates of overcrowding and 
homelessness in the State of Hawaii. Those same studies indicate that 
inadequate housing rates for Native Hawaiians are amongst the highest 
in the Nation.
  The reauthorization of Title VIII will support the continuation of 
efforts to assure that the native people of Hawaii may one day have 
access to housing opportunities that are comparable to those now 
enjoyed by other Americans.
  Mr. President, I would ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 72

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hawaiian Homeownership 
     Opportunity Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUSING 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Section 824 of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4243) is amended by 
     striking ``fiscal years'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following: ``fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 
     2013.''.

     SEC. 3. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING.

       Section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``or as a result of a 
     lack of access to private financial markets'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Eligible housing.--The loan will be used to 
     construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family 
     dwellings that are--
       ``(A) standard housing; and
       ``(B) located on Hawaiian Home Lands.''; and
       (3) in subsection (j)(7), by striking ``fiscal years'' and 
     all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting the following: ``fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 
     2012, and 2013.''.

     SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS FOR 
                   TITLE VI LOAN GUARANTEES.

       Title VI of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4191 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the title heading, by inserting ``AND NATIVE 
     HAWAIIAN'' after ``TRIBAL'';
       (2) in section 601 (25 U.S.C. 4191)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``or tribally designated housing entities 
     with tribal approval'' and inserting ``, by tribally 
     designated housing entities with tribal approval, or by the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or 810, as applicable,'' after 
     ``section 202'' ; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or title VIII, as 
     applicable'' before the period at the end;
       (3) in section 602 (25 U.S.C. 4192)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
     housing entity'' and inserting ``, housing entity, or 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by inserting ``or Department'' after ``tribe'';
       (II) by inserting ``or title VIII, as applicable,'' after 
     ``title I''; and
       (III) by inserting ``or 811(b), as applicable'' before the 
     semicolon at the end; and

       (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``or housing entity'' 
     and inserting ``, housing entity, or the Department of 
     Hawaiian Home Lands'';
       (4) in the first sentence of section 603 (25 U.S.C. 4193), 
     by striking ``or housing entity'' and inserting ``, housing 
     entity, or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands''; and
       (5) in section 605(b) (25 U.S.C. 4195(b)), by striking 
     ``1997 through 2007'' and inserting ``2009 through 2013''.
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